Exacerbation of liver cirrhosis in pregnancy: a complex emerging clinical situation.
Pregnancy in women with liver cirrhosis is an infrequent situation. In general the incidence of cirrhosis in pregnancy is very low and it is estimated approximately about 1 in 5,950 pregnancies. We report a descriptive management of pregnancy in a woman suffering from chronic viral hepatitis B with D and C coinfection exacerbated finally to severe cirrhosis of the liver. Caesarean section was performed giving birth to a viable male infant. Two months after the operation the patient underwent a liver transplantation with good outcome. Management of such severe cases requires a multidisciplinary medical approach. Data regarding cirrhosis caused by chronic viral agents in pregnancy are limited.
Peitsidou
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A
Alexandra General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Peitsidis
P
P
Michopoulos
S
S
Matsouka
C
C
Kioses
E
E
D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D055815:Young Adult